teleoperation

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noun

The remote operation of a device

UncommonScrabble 15

Meanings

nounteleoperation (countable and uncountable, plural teleoperations)

plural teleoperations

  1. countableuncountableThe remote operation of a device

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Latinoperātiō
  5. Old Frenchoperacion
  6. Middle Englishoperacioun
  7. Englishoperation
  8. Englishteleoperation

From tele- + operation.

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APA

teleoperation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teleoperation

MLA

“teleoperation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teleoperation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teleoperation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teleoperation.

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